Suburban success

2011-10-07 10:15

Shunyi woos investors, talent with new age industries, gated communities, educational institutions

China gushes over high-end bottled water

2011-10-07 12:06

The days of French brands Evian and Perrier having a hold on half the premium bottled water market in China may be over.

Sweet outlook

2011-10-07 12:02

The Creators of Fruit Ninja want to attack the Chinese market.

Ready for the long haul

2011-10-07 11:57

After dazzling global audiences with its natural beauty and splendor during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park is now positioning itself as a top destination for water sports enthusiasts.

Park's global vision

2011-10-07 11:49

Much as Shunyi is positioning itself to be one of the best places to live and study in, it is also emerging as a major logistics hub thanks to its close proximity to one of the largest airports in the world.

Bittersweet crop

2011-10-07 11:41

Sugar farmers hit by rising labor costs, falling yields

Different way of doing business

2011-10-07 11:41

Head of China-Britain business agency says smaller UK firms find going tough in China

New tire rule may reduce rivals

2011-10-07 10:15

Chinese tire-makers will be put to the test to meet new eu quality controls.

Quotable

2011-10-07 10:15

"Many writers in the United States are saying that globalization is creating problems for the US and that the US has to rethink globalization. The exchange rate dispute is only the tip of the iceberg, and under the iceberg is the huge issue of globalization."

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2011-10-07 10:15

Sepia's new hue

2011-09-30 09:19

Yao Jianzhong has devoted 33 years of his working life to China Photo Studio; his late father gave it 40 years of his life. At their beloved photo studio, tradition is treated as a treasure rather than as an outdated encumbrance.

Photographic bliss

2011-09-30 09:19

The old, staged wedding photos are fading out as couples find that nothing is as refreshing as reality

Back from the brink

2011-09-30 13:58

Yao Jianzhong has devoted 33 years of his working life to China Photo Studio; his late father gave it 40 years of his life. At their beloved photo studio, tradition is treated as a treasure rather than as an outdated encumbrance.

The dream makers

2011-09-30 13:53

There could hardly be a more romantic wedding photo setting for a bride and groom than a sun-drenched, lavender-clad field in the south of France.

Sands of time

2011-09-30 09:19

Human activity poses serious threat to Mogao Grottoes

Tourism industry on a high in Dunhuang

2011-09-30 09:19

Once a melting pot of the exotic culture brought by foreign merchants, monks and soldiers, Dunhuang is now seeing an upsurge of foreign and domestic tourists.

Raising their spirits

2011-09-30 09:18

Chinese white spirit makers are clinking glasses overseas in a bid to boost revenues, even as international brands are busy cobbling up alliances in China to get a toehold in the highly competitive baijiu market.

Quotable

2011-09-30 09:18

"We will continue to create a fairer and more transparent investment environment to attract more foreign investment to the central China region."

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2011-09-30 09:18

Guardian of the relics

2011-09-30 09:18

Fan Jinshi didn't set out to be the guardian of the treasures of the Silk Road. When she first went to Dunhuang, Gansu province, the petite archeologist never imagined she would spend a year living alone in the forsaken outpost with no running water, no electricity or even a decent toilet.